A ferry service connecting Kent to Essex across the River Thames ran for the last time today. People have said their final goodbyes to the Gravesend to Tilbury crossing. The service ran five days a week between 5.40am and 7pm. It carried more than 100,000 passenger journeys a year. For more than two decades, the ferry was co-subsidised by Kent County Council (KCC) and Thurrock Council. However, its future was cast in doubt as both authorities faced financial pressures. After Thurrock Council pulled its funding and KCC expressed concerns it could no longer afford the £55,000 subsidy, which coul…